Singapore Heritage Festival 2020: A Festival for the Future

The Singapore Heritage Festival (SHF) is one of the key events organised by the National Heritage Board annually. This year’s digital edition is a first in its 17 year history,...

Creative Weekly: Non-Essential Artists, Plastic Shields, Somerset Carpark Redevelopment

Note: Coronavirus stories still dominate the news cycle, which leaves little room for design-related ones. Until the situation returns to normal (or the ‘new normal’), Creative Weekly would be published...

Beautify SafeEntry Posters with Project #QRArt

Scanning QR codes have become part and parcel of daily life. Even as restrictions ease, visitors to public places are still expected to check in and out via the SafeEntry...

Opinion: Art is not seen as a real job in Singapore. Don't pretend like it is.

Every day, we get a new response to the controversial infographic published on The Straits Times (14 June 2020). First, a survey respondent posted his explanation on Facebook. Today, it...

High Campaign: Hell Disguised as Heaven

Remember how anti-drug campaigns were conducted in school? After a sharing session during assembly, you would receive a stationery set branded with slogans such as “Drugs Destroy, Destroy Drugs”. For...

Creative Weekly: Stickers, Dormitories and Mosquitoes

Welcome to Creative Weekly, a series which puts a design spin on recent local news stories. While news media delivers the hard news, this series explores different creative perspectives behind...